Kimberly Ann English, 49, of Swampscott, was arrested Tuesday night in connection with a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on Magnolia Road.

English is a teacher at Ingalls Elementary School, according to the Lynn Daily Item.

The victim, Anna Champagne, 51, of Sarasota, Fla., the girlfriend of friend of English's estranged husband, was taken to Salem Hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Investigators said English's ex-husband learned last week of a threat against his girlfriend.

"His 8-year-old son had informed him that a week prior to this incident, the defendant made a statement that she hoped Ms. Champagne dies," said prosecutor Erin Bellavia.

English was arraigned in Lynn District Court on charges of aggravated assault and battery with the intent to commit murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, leaving the scene of personal injury, operating left of center, operating to endanger and speeding. She was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.

Lynn Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Catherine Latham said she is placing English on administrative leave.

AND HE IS BEING HELD ON $75,000 BAIL TONIGHT. A SWAM SCOTT SPECIAL ED TEACHER ACCUSED OF RUNNING DOWN HER EX-HUSBAND'S NEW NEW GIRLFRIEND. TODD KAZAKIEWICH IS LIVE IN LYNN WITH OUR THE SUSPECT'S CHILDREN PLAYED A ROLE IN HER ARREST. NOT ONLY DID THE TEACHER ABOUT'S SON HEAR HER MAKE A THREAT AGAINST THE VICTIM BUT ALSO APPARENTLY HEARD THE COMMOTION LAST NIGHT AND LOOKED OUT THE DINING ROOM WINDOW AND SAW THE AFTERTHE MATH. SAW THE SUV DRIVING AWAY. COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PERSON THIS TEACHER HAS ALLEGEDLY THREATENED TO KILL. INVESTIGATORS SAY 49-YEAR-OLD LYNN SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER KIMBERLY ENGLISH WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT-AND-RUN LAST NIGHT BUT IT WAS NO ACCIDENT. JUST DAYS AGO, HER EX-HUSBAND LEARNED OF A THREAT AGAINST THE VICTIM, HIS GIRLFRIEND. HIS 8-YEAR-OLD SON INFORMED HIM THAT A WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE DEFENDANT MADE A STATEMENT THAT SHE HE HOPED SHE DIE. POLICE WERE CALLED TO MAGNOLIA STREET JUST BEFORE 7:30 AFTER ENGLISH ALLEGEDLY DROVE ON TO THE SIDEWALK AND STRUCK H HER EX-HUSBAND'S GIRLFRIEND AND THEN DROVE AWAY. IT HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOME THAT SHE USED TO SHARE WITH HER EX-HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN. KIMBERLY ENGLISH WORED FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE 2005 BUT IS NOW ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. THE CHARGES INCLUDE ARMED ASSAULT TO MURDER AND VIOLATING AN ABUSE AND PROTECTION ORDER OBTAINED BY HER EXHAUST WAND. SCHROEDER CLAIMS "SHE THREATENED TO KILL ME IN FRONT OF CHILDREN." AND KIMBERLY ENGLISH ORDERED HELD WITHOUT BAIL UNTIL A DANGEROUSNESS HEARING NEXT WEEK. THE VICTIM, 51-YEAR-OLD ANNA CHAMPAGNE WAS RUSH TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES THAT